Sunday 25 September 2016

They built a wall but I doubt the monsters paid for it

Monsters (2010)

Written & directed by Gareth Edwards this film stars Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able. In the near future an American photographer is tasked with helping his publisher's daughter travel from Mexico back to the US through a zone infected with monsters.

Highly impressive for it's low budget this is not exactly a horror film but does a good job of mixing monsters in with ideas about illegal immigration. While I am not 100% convinced on the subtext this was still a great watch through out that builds plenty of tension without the excesses of CGI in a lot of monster films. There are decent performances from the cast but it is the direction and cinematography both from Edwards that stand out.


4/5

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